Animal Products Notice

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1 Animal Products Notice Specifications for Products Intended for Human Consumption.. An animal products notice issued under the Animal Products Act 1999

2 TITLE Animal Products Notice: Specifications for Products Intended for Human Consumption COMMENCEMENT This Animal Products Notice comes into force on.. REVOCATION This Animal Products Notice revokes and replaces the Animal Products (Specifications for Products Intended for Human Consumption) Notice 2013 and the Notice of animals to be treated as game estate animals ISSUING AUTHORITY This Animal Products Notice is issued pursuant to sections 45, 159 and 167 of the Animal Products Act 1999 and the Animal Products Regulations 2000 having had regard to the matters specified in section 44(7) and having undertaken consultation in accordance with section 163 of the Animal Products Act Dated at Wellington this... day of Matthew Stone Director, Animal and Animal Products Ministry for Primary Industries (acting under delegated authority of the Director General) A copy of the instrument of delegation may be inspected at the Director General s office. Contact for further information Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Regulation and Assurance Branch Animal and Animal Products Directorate PO Box 2526, Wellington standards@mpi.govt.nz Ministry for Primary Industries Page 1 of 112

3 Contents Page Introduction 7 Part 1: Preliminary Provisions Application Incorporation of material by reference Definitions (3) 9 Part 2: Design, construction, and essential services [Part 1] Application of this Part [4] Design and construction [5] Facilities and equipment etc [6] Lighting [7] Water coming into contact with animal material or animal product [8] Water not coming into contact with animal material or animal product [9] Water on fishing vessels [10] Requirement for reticulation management plan [11] Requirement for water management plan [12] Water analyses [13] Non-complying water [14] Process gases [15] Compressed air [16] Additives, processing aids, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients [17] 22 Part 3: Premises hygiene and maintenance [Part2] Application of this Part [18] Management of animal material or animal product not for human consumption [16] Waste management [20] Approved maintenance compounds [21] 23 Part 4: Health of personnel [Part3] Application of this Part [22] Health [23] 24 Part 5: Competency of personnel and associated requirements [Part 4] Application of this Part [24] Competency [25] Skilled maintenance and supervision [26] 27 Part 6: Calibration [Part 5] Application of this Part [27] Calibration and measuring equipment suitability [28] 28 Part 7: Packaging [Part 6] Application of this Part [29] Packaging [30] 29 Part 8: Labelling [Part 7] 30 Ministry for Primary Industries Page 2 of 112

4 8.1 Application of this Part [31] Labelling of transportation outers [32] Identification of animal material or product in bulk transportation units [32A] Labelling and accompanying documentation changes [32B] 31 Part 9: Documented programmes and record keeping [Part 8] Application of this Part [33] Documented programmes and record keeping [34] 32 Part 10: Identification of farmed mammals treated with Johne s disease vaccine [Part 9] Application of this Part [35] Identification [36] 33 Part 11: Movement of farmed animals [Part 9A] Application of this Part [36A] Supplier statements for the movement of farmed animals [36B] 34 Part 12: Supply of animal material [Part 10] Application of this Part [37] Supply of animal material that has been used in experiments, trials, or research [38] Supply of farmed animals and live possums [39] Supplier statements for farmed animals [40] Supply of farmed poultry [41] Supply of farmed rabbits [41A] Application of clauses 43 to 47 [42] Supplier of killed wild mammals and live possums to be certified [43] Operations Manual [43A] Wild mammal material not to be procured from certain areas [44] Statements of poison use [45] Certified supplier statement [46] Location of kill or capture [46A] Recovery and presentation of wild mammal material [47] Application of clauses 49 to 54 [48] Game estate supplier to be certified [49] Operations Manual [49A] Eligibility of game estate animals for presentation [50] Game estate animals not to be procured from certain areas [51] Statements of poison use [52] Certified games estate supplier statement [53] Location of kill [53A] Recovery and presentation of game estate mammal material [54] Application of clauses 56 and 57 [55] Supply of farmed mammals that have become feral and then been killed [56] Recovery and presentation of farmed mammals that have become feral and then been killed [57] Application of clauses 59 and 60 [58] Handling and dressing [59] Cooling and transportation [60] Supply of deer velvet [61] Supply of fish [62] 51 Ministry for Primary Industries Page 3 of 112

5 Part 13: Animal material depots [Part 11] Application of this Part [63] Animal material depots [64] Application for listing of an animal material depot [64A] Listing of animal material depots [64B] Renewal of listing [64C] Delisting [64D] Animal material depots holding killed mammal material from wild, game estate or farmed mammals that have become feral and then been killed [65] Animal material depots holding deer velvet [66] Animal material depots holding fish (other than bivalve molluscan shellfish) [67] 55 Part 14: Control of primary processing operations [Part 12] Application and commencement of this Part [68] Application of clauses 70 to 76A [69] Reception [70] Ante-mortem examination [71] Slaughter [72] Suspect animal material [73] Handling and processing [74] Post-mortem examination [75] Chilling and freezing [76] Application of clause 77A to 83 [77] Operator requirements [77A] Reception [78] Assessment prior primary processing [79] Suspect animal material [80] Handling and processing [81] Post-mortem examination [82] Chilling and freezing [83] Application of clauses 84A to 91 to killed game estate animals [84] Operator requirements [84A] Reception of game estate animals [85] Assessment prior to primary processing [86] Suspect animal material [87] Handling and processing [88] Post-mortem examination [89] Chilling and freezing [90] Application of clauses 93 to 99 to farmed mammals that have become feral and then been killed [92] Reception [93] Assessment prior to primary processing [94] Suspect animal material [95] Handling and processing [96] Post-mortem examination [97] Chilling and freezing [98] Reception of deer velvet and deer antler [100] Application of clauses 102 to 104 to fish [101] Reception [102] Handling and processing [103] 71 Ministry for Primary Industries Page 4 of 112

6 14.37 Chilling and freezing [104] Application of clauses 106 and 107C to avian eggs [105] General requirements for avian eggs [106] Shell Table eggs [107] Cleaning of table eggs or processing grade eggs [107A] Processing grade eggs [107B] Egg product [107C] Application of clause 108 to honey and other bee products Apiarist or beekeeper requirements [108] 74 Part 15: Specific animal material and animal product requirements [Part 13] Application of this Part [109] Tallow [110] Green offal [111] Casings [112] Blood [112A] Mechanically separated animal product [113] Processing environment for animal material and product [114] Process inputs [115] Process control [116] Thermal processing of low-acid canned products [117] Dual operator butches [118] Application of clauses 119A 139 to bivalve molluscan shellfish[119] Testing [119A] Reception [120] Raw harvested bivalve molluscan shellfish [121] Processing bivalve molluscan shellfish [122] General requirements for wet storage of bivalve molluscan shellfish [123] Wet storage process water supply [124] Treatment of water for wet storage [125] Continuous flow through wet storage system [126] Recirculating water wet storage system [127] Depuration [128] Depuration process water: seawater supply [129] Depuration process water: water standards [130] Shellfish storage [131] Depuration unit: Loading and unloading [132] Cleaning and sanitising plan and equipment [133] Depuration process operator verification [134] Minimum requirements of a depuration/wet storage operation [135] Alternative means [135A] Shucking, processing, and packing [136] Heat shocking [137] Repacking [138] Bivalve molluscan shellfish labelling [139] 88 Part 16: Listeria requirements for processors of certain ready to eat products [Part 14] Definitions Application of this Part [140] Procedures for Listeria management [141] Environmental testing programme [141A] 91 Ministry for Primary Industries Page 5 of 112

7 16.5 Product testing programme [141B] Testing [142] Competencies [142B] Implementation [142C] 92 Part 17: Listeria monitoring programme for fish Application of this Part Written programme required Testing 93 Part 18: Transportation [Part 15] Application and commencement of this Part [143] Design and construction [144] Hygiene and maintenance [145] Operation [146] Records [147] 95 Part 19: Revocations [Part 16] Revocations [148] 96 Schedule 1 97 Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Ministry for Primary Industries Page 6 of 112

8 Introduction This introduction is not part of the Animal Products Notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect. Purpose (1) This notice is issued for the purpose of specifying requirements that must be met in relation to animal products intended for human consumption. (2) This notice amplifies and gives effect to the general standards for animal products that have been set in the Animal Products Regulations Background (1) This Notice applies to operators that process animal material or animal product for human consumption under a Risk Management Programme, suppliers of animal material to those operators, depot operators and transport operators. (2) In 2013 the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) consolidated the specifications for human consumption under the Animal Products Act regime. (3) This new Notice updates and amends many of the clauses in the notice and reformats them in the new MPI requirements template. Key amendments to the notice include the expansion of the requirements for listeria management and increases the scope of application of this Part to all processors of certain ready to eat animal products. The requirements for egg RMP operators have been strengthened and now include requirements for secondary processors which are designed to address a gap in the legislation that had resulted from New Zealand opting out of complying with the requirements in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code in relation to eggs. The provisions for bivalve molluscan shellfish have been updated and duplication with other legislation removed. Who should read this Animal Products Notice? (1) This notice specifies the requirements for animal products intended for human consumption and revokes the Animal Products (Specifications for Products Intended for Human Consumption) Notice 2013 and the Notice of animals to be treated as game estate animals (2) The following persons should read this notice: a) animal product operators; b) suppliers of animal material to animal product operators (including persons in charge of farmed animals and animal material depot operators); c) transport operators transporting: i) animal material during primary processing; or ii) animal material or product: 1) to animal product operators (but not live animals transported to the primary processor): 2) between animal product operators. (3) This notice does not apply to the processing of animal material that is principally of dairy origin for human consumption. Why is this important? (4) Those persons to whom this notice applies are responsible for ensuring that they meet their obligations under this notice and that evidence of compliance is maintained. Ministry for Primary Industries Page 7 of 112

9 (5) For the purposes of section 135(1)(c) of the Animal Products Act 1999, a failure to comply with this notice, without reasonable excuse, is an offence. Other information (1) Animal material and animal product for human consumption is also subject to other requirements, including the relevant requirements in the following legislation: a) Animal Products Act b) Animal Products Regulations c) Animal Products (Exemptions and Inclusions) Order d) Animal Product Fees, Charges and Levies Regulations e) Animal Products (Specifications for Products Intended for Human Consumption) Notice f) Food Act g) Food Act h) Health Act i) Biosecurity (Ruminant Protein) Regulations Ministry for Primary Industries Page 8 of 112

10 Part 1: Preliminary Provisions 1.1 Application (1) 1.2 Incorporation of material by reference (1) Under section 168 of the Act, the following documents are incorporated into, and form part of, this notice: a) the current edition of the US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts (21 CFR ); b) the current edition of the Australian Standard for Plastics Materials for Food Contact Use, Australian Standard AS ; 1.3 Definitions (3) (1) In this Notice, unless the context otherwise requires, Act means the Animal Products Act 1999 ACVM Act means the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 agricultural chemical means an agricultural compound used or intended for use on plants, and includes agricultural compounds that are applied to land, places or water in which plants or animals are managed agricultural compound has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 AHB means Animal Health Board amenities include toilets, wash rooms, locker rooms, change rooms, lunch/smoke rooms and cafeterias animal status declaration means a declaration relating to farmed ostriches, farmed emus and farmed mammals other than pigs in a form approved by the Director-General animal status declaration for pigs means a declaration relating to farmed pigs in a form approved by the Director-General animal treatment and exposure status mean the status of the animal in relation to its treatment and exposure to veterinary medicines or other chemical substances that may impact on the MRL and MPL of the animal material or animal products from that animal approved growing area means an area classified as approved under the Animal Products (Specifications for Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish) Notice 2006, where harvest for commercial purpose is allowed without the need for relaying, depuration, or post harvest treatment has the same meaning as approved area IAIS 005.1, section 1.4 (Definitions) Ministry for Primary Industries Page 9 of 112

11 approved maintenance compound means any maintenance compound that is approved by the Director-General or listed in specifications made under the Act approved veterinary medicines means those veterinary medicines that are registered under the ACVM Act and those that are exempt from registration under the ACVM Act aseptic processing and packaging means the packaging of commercially sterile low acid product into sterilised containers followed by hermetic sealing with a sterilised closure in a manner which prevents viable microbiological recontamination of the sterile product bait station means a rigid device or container designed or adapted to physically contain baits in such a way as to a) allow unrestricted access by target pests while preventing or minimising spillage of bait and access to off-target species; and b) protect baits from the elements and extend their usable life biotoxin means a toxic compound produced by marine or freshwater micro-organisms such as plankton and accumulated by BMS or other animals BMS means bivalve molluscan shellfish broken egg means an egg with breaks in both the shell and membrane resulting in the exposure of its contents buffalo includes water buffalo, dwarf buffalo, South African buffalo and American buffalo buffer zone means the land situated between the boundaries of an area of land that has been exposed to poison and an area of land where it is acceptable for animals to be procured, measured as a straight line on a horizontal plane candling or candled means the assessment of an avian egg for freshness, fertility, or to detect defects (including hairline cracks, pinholes and where possible internal defects) candling means the assessment of avian eggs for freshness, fertility, or defects (including hairline cracks, pinholes and internal defects) by use of light, electronic means, or any other means acceptable to the Director-General canned product means food that a) is processed and packed in accordance with good manufacturing practice; and b) is packed in a clean or sterilised containers that are hermetically sealed; and c) is processed by heat to ensure preservation, whether before or after being sealed in a container; and canned has a corresponding meaning caution period is the period of time following an area of land s, exposure to poison within which hunting is not acceptable casing means any product derived from the intestines of any slaughtered animal and intended for use as containers of any other product certified game estate supplier means a person who is certified by the Director-General, or by an agency approved for that purpose by the Director-General, as competent to supply killed game estate mammals and farmed mammals that have gone feral and then been killed to a primary processor; unless the person has surrendered that certification by giving written notice of its surrender to the certifying entity Ministry for Primary Industries Page 10 of 112

12 certified supplier means a hunter person who is certified by the Director-General, or by an agency approved for that purpose by the Director-General, as competent to supply killed wild mammals, farmed mammals that have gone feral and then been killed, or live possums to a primary processor; unless the hunter has surrendered that certification by giving written notice of its surrender to the certifying entity clean, when used as a verb, means to remove visible contaminants from any surface clean seawater means seawater that a) is free of excessive turbidity, colour, offensive odours, and any contaminants; and b) for land based premises complies with the requirements of Schedule 2 conditionally approved growing area means an area classified as conditionally approved under the Animal Products (Specifications for Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish) Notice 2006, which meets the criteria for the approved classification except where certain conditions exist as described in a management plan for that area has the same meaning as conditionally approved area is IAIS 005.1, section 1.4 (Definitions) conditionally restricted growing areas means an area classified as conditionally restricted under the Animal Products (Specifications for Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish) Notice 2006, which meets the criteria for the restricted classification except where certain conditions exist as described in a management plan for that area has the same meaning as conditionally approved area is IAIS 005.1, section 1.4 (Definitions) cracked in relation to an egg means that an egg has a damaged shell, but has an intact membrane deer velvet depot means a place where deer velvet is collected from more than 1 producer and held prior to transfer to a primary processor depuration means to reduce the level of contaminants in live bivalve molluscan shellfish by the use of a managed aquatic environment as the treatment process direct supervision in relation to any function, operation or activity means supervising any function, operation or activity while in sufficiently close physical proximity to ensure that any relevant specifications are met dirty egg means an egg with visible foreign matter on the shell surface, which can include yolk, manure or soil DOC Pesticide Summary means the regularly updated list of animal pest operations using vertebrate toxic agents that occur on lands managed or administered by the Department of Conservation (DOC). These are published on the DOC website ( or available from DOC offices egg product means a product primarily made from all or a portion of the content of an egg with or without added ingredients (such as salt or sugar), and includes an egg processed in the shell electronic supplier statement means all of the information required by a supplier statement, submitted using an electronic system designed for that purpose equipment includes a) the whole or any part of any utensil, machine, fitting, device, instrument, stamp, apparatus, table or article, that is used or available for use in or for the preparing, marking, processing, packing, storing, carrying, or handling of any animal material, animal product, ingredients, additive, or processing aid; and Ministry for Primary Industries Page 11 of 112

13 b) any utensil or machine used or capable of being used in the cleaning of any equipment or facilities essential services include the provision of process gasses, lighting, ventilation, and water and waste management facilities includes amenities, storage areas, and processing areas GIS (Geographic Information System) is a technology that brings together all types of information based on geographic location for the purpose of query, analysis and generation of maps and reports GPS (Global Positioning System) is a system for determining position on the Earth s surface GPS data in relation to hunting, means electronically generated data that includes a) the date of hunting; and b) the waypoints; and c) in the case of ground hunting trips the GPS co-ordinates in NZTM2000 and time at both the commencement and completion of hunting; and d) in the case of helicopter operations the GPS co-ordinates in NZTM2000, altitude, and time, taken at a maximum of 10 seconds intervals for the duration of the flight during which the hunting occurred green offal means any animal material that is derived from any part of the alimentary tract that has not been cleaned of the inherent contamination honey super means a unit of a beehive that contains frames of honey to be extracted by the apiarist or beekeeper, and super has the same meaning IAIS means the current Industry Agreed Implementation Standard series issued under regulation 19 of the Fish Export Processing Regulations 1995 (SR 1995/54) ingredient means any substance, including a food additive used in the processing of food kill location means the location where the animal finally comes to rest immediately after being shot label includes any wording, tag, brand, symbol, picture, or other descriptive matter written, printed, stencilled, market, embossed, impressed on, appearing on, attached to, or enclosed within any animal material or animal product and labelled or labelling has a corresponding meaning LAS laboratory means a laboratory approved as part of a laboratory scheme established by the Director-General Licensed game packing house means a premise licensed under section 22 or the Meat Act 1981, used for dressing game lot means a quantity of animal material or animal product that has been produced and handled under uniform conditions and within a limited period of time lot identification means an identifier that is sufficient to enable the source of a lot to be traced low acid product means a) any animal product, other than an alcoholic beverage, where any component has a ph value greater than 4.6 after heat processing, and a water activity greater than 0.85; but b) does not include animal product in hermetically sealed containers that is required to be stored under refrigeration Ministry for Primary Industries Page 12 of 112

14 marine biotoxin means any toxic compound produced by marine micro-organisms such as plankton and accumulated by BMS maximum permissible level (MPL) means the maximum permissible level at which a substance may be present in animal material or animal product as specified in the Animal Products (Contaminant Specifications) Notice 2008, as that notice may be modified or replaced under section 167 of the Act maximum residue limit (MRL) means, in relation to a residue, the maximum permissible level of that residue as specified in the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standard 2013, as that standard may be modified or replaced under the section 11C of the Food Act 1981 (or the equivalent provision of the Food Act 2014 on commencement of that provision) mob means any number of farmed mammals, farmed ostriches, or farmed emus of the same species and same type presented by the same supplier and slaughtered as a continuous line mobile animal material depot in relation to the holding of wild mammal material, game estate mammal material or material from farmed mammals that have become feral and then been killed, (other than deer velvet), means a chiller truck or other refrigerated transportation unit that may be moved between locations when operating as an animal material depot MPI means the Ministry for Primary Industries NZTM2000 means New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000 Operations Manual means a document provided to the primary processor by a certified supplier or certified game estate supplier containing the information required by clause 43A or 49A, whichever is appropriate operator verification means the application of methods, procedures, tests and other checks by the operator to confirm the ongoing a) compliance of the risk management programme to the legislative requirements; and b) compliance of the operation to the risk management programme as written; and c) applicability of the risk management programme to the operation; and forms part of confirmation as described in section17(3)(f) of the Act packaging a) means any material that is intended to protect and that comes into immediate contact with the animal material or animal product; and b) includes rigid materials such as cartons and containers where animal material or animal product is filled directly into the carton or container; and c) includes any other material contained with, in, or attached to, the animal material or animal product (such as labels, satay sticks and heat sensors) person in control means, for the purposes of Part 9A, a person who has control of the animals and the knowledge and authority to complete the supplier statement, including farmers, primary producers, owners, farm managers, or saleyard operators, of farmed mammals, ostriches and emus, but does not include transport operators; and persons in charge has the same meaning poison means, in relation to vertebrates, a vertebrate toxic agent that is registered under the ACVM Act for use against vertebrate animals poison use statement means a statement that describes the poison use status of an area of land signed by a responsible person in respect of that land and which is in the form set out in Schedule 5 Ministry for Primary Industries Page 13 of 112

15 potable water means water that a) in relation to water supplied by an independent supplier ( including a public or private supplier), is of a standard administered by the independent supplier under the Health Act 1956 and any regulations made under that Act; or b) in relation to water supplied by the operator solely for the use of the operator (such as bore water, rainwater, surface water, or ground water), i) is of a standard equivalent to that referred to in paragraph (a), as determined by the operator based on an analysis of hazards and other risk factors; or ii) complies with requirements in Schedule 1; or c) meets the requirements of the current Meat Division Circulars 86/3/2 Surveillance of Potable Water in Meat and Game Export Premises and 86/3/5 Amendment to MDC 86/3/2 86/14/5 on Surveillance of Potable Water in Meat and Game Export Premises issued by the Ministry poultry includes chicken, turkey, ducks, pheasants, quail, guinea fowl, geese, partridges, pigeons and other game birds processing grade egg means an egg that can be used to produce egg product, but does not include an egg containing an embryo prohibited growing area means an area classified as prohibited under the Animal Products (Specifications for Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish) Notice 2006, where the harvest of BMS for any purpose, except depletion or the gathering of spat for aquaculture, is not allowed has the same meaning as prohibited area in IAIS 005.1, section 1.4 (Definitions) protective clothing means special garments intended to preclude the contamination of animal material or animal product, that are used as outer wear by persons; and includes head covering and footwear regional shellfish specialist means a person employed in the Ministry for Primary Industries Verification Agency, who is designated a regional shellfish specialist registered restricted veterinary medicine means a registered veterinary medicine with conditions of registration that restrict sale, purchase and use, and require an authorisation for purchase and use registered veterinary medicine means a veterinary medicine registered under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 relaying or relayed has the same meaning as relaying in the Animal Products (Specifications for Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish) Notice 2006 in IAIS 005.1, section 4 (Definitions) remote approved growing area means an area classified as remote approved under the Animal Products (Specifications for Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish) Notice 2006, which meet the criteria for the approved classification; and has no human habitation in the growing area catchment; and is not impacted by any actual or potential pollution sources has the same meaning as remote approved area in IAIS 005.1, section 1.4 (Definitions) rendering means the breaking down of animal tissues into constituent fat and protein elements, whether by the application of heat and pressure, or otherwise repacking means, in relation to bivalve molluscan shellfish, the process of removing shucked bivalve molluscan shellfish from the package and placing them in another package Ministry for Primary Industries Page 14 of 112

16 responsible person means a person with the relevant knowledge of poison use on an area of land and who is a landowner, manager or some other person with the authority to complete and sign a poison use statement in respect of that area of land restricted growing area means an area classified as restricted under the Animal Products (Specifications for Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish) Notice 2006, where the BMS, following harvest, is subjected to a suitable and effective treatment process through relaying or depuration, or post harvest treatment has the same meaning as restricted area in IAIS 005.1, section 1.4 (Definitions) reticulation management plan means a documented programme that contains procedures for the management of the water reticulation system, (including pipework and fittings e.g. backflow prevention devices etc.), within the premises or place to ensure that the water quality is not adversely affected prior to the point of use risk management programme operator means an operator of a premises or place who operates an animal product business that is subject to a risk management programme ruminant mean an animal of the order Artiodactyla that chews cud regurgitated from its rumen, including but not limited to cattle, sheep (including lambs), deer, llamas, alpacas and goats ruminant protein a) means protein derived from the tissue (including blood) of a ruminant; but b) does not include: i) milk, cream, butter, or cheese, or any other product of milk or cream; ii) tallow if the maximum level of insoluble impurities does not exceed 0.15% by weight; iii) any derivative of the tallow described in subparagraph ii); iv) rennet; v) dicalcium phosphate if it contains no trace of protein or fat; vi) peptides with a molecular weight of less than daltons; or vii) amino acids c) except dairy products; and for this purpose tissue includes blood and dairy produce has the same meaning as in section2 of the Dairy Industry Act 1952 sanitary design a) in relation to any premises or place, facility, internal structure, equipment, or conveyance, means designed, constructed, and located so that it i) meets the requirements appropriate to the type of animal material or animal product and process, and which includes consideration of the movement of people, access and process flow; and ii) can be readily maintained, cleaned, sanitised, and sterilised where required, to ensure that risk factors from contaminants and pest are minimised; and b) in relation to any equipment or accessway in any processing area, means that the equipment or accessway is designed, constructed and located so that it i) is easily accessible for maintenance, cleaning, operation, checking and inspection; and ii) minimises the contact of contaminants with any animal material (other than live mammals or live birds), or animal product or other equipment; and iii) precludes the harbouring or accumulation of any contaminants or pests sanitise means the application of an approved maintenance compound or physical agent with the intention of reducing microbial contamination to a level that will avoid the creation of a hazard Ministry for Primary Industries Page 15 of 112

17 shellfish harvesting statement has the same meaning as harvest declaration as defined in the Animal Products (Specifications for Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish) Notice 20XX means the Harvest Declaration described in section or IAIS shellfish regulated control scheme means the regulated control scheme imposed under the Animal Products (Regulated Control Scheme Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish) Regulations 2006 means the growing and harvesting requirements for bivalve molluscan shellfish contained in IAIS unless a regulated control scheme for shellfish has been made under the Act, in which case this regulated control scheme is to apply shellstock means live bivalve molluscan shellfish in the shell suitably skilled person means a person who in the opinion of the operator is skilled in a particular activity or task through training, experience, or qualifications supplier includes a certified supplier and certified game estate supplier and for the purposes of clauses 39, 40, 40A and 70, means the owner or person in charge of the animals other than a person solely engaged in facilitating the transfer of animals such as a transport firm or purchasing agent. A saleyard operator may be a supplier supplier guarantee programme means a programme documented in a risk management programme, that identifies specified suppliers, and establishes the animal treatment and exposure status of animal material presented for primary processing; and in the case of farmed poultry and farmed fish provides information that would equivalent to the supplier statement for that animal material supplier statement means a statement set out in Schedule 5, which is signed by a supplier to confirm that certain requirements of these specifications have been met; and includes certified supplier statement, certified game estate supplier statement, animal status declaration, animal status declaration for pigs and includes electronic supplier statements for farmed animals suspect animal material means an animal or line of animals showing symptoms or suspected of being diseased or contaminated, or having an abnormality, that may affect the suitable for processing or the manner of processing of the animal material; and includes: a) animals with clinical disease: b) tuberculosis (Tb) reactors: c) animals covered by a veterinary certificate of disease or injury: d) animals from sources named in a surveillance notice under the Act: e) animal covered by a supplier statement indicating an uncertain animal suitability status table egg means a raw egg destined to be sold to the end consumer in its shell temporary holding in relation to the holding of wild mammal material, game estate mammal material or material from farmed mammals that have become feral and then been killed, ( other than deer velvet), means holding in an animal material depot after 10 hours has elapsed from the time the mammals is killed, prior to delivery to a primary processor. This excludes holding within 24 hours from the time the mammal is killed where the material is delivered directly to the primary processor topographical map means a map to a standard 1:50,000 scale transport includes transport by road, rail, sea or air transport operator means any person or business that engages in the transport of animal material or product between places or premises within New Zealand and includes courier operations and subcontractors who are used intermittently Ministry for Primary Industries Page 16 of 112

18 transportation outer means a package other than a transportation unit, that a) encases any packaged animal material or animal product for the purpose of transportation and distribution; and b) is either removed before the animal product is used or offered for retail sale, or is not taken away by the consumer of the product; but does not include a transportation unit transportation unit includes road vehicles, aircraft, railway wagons, ships, shipping containers, bulk tanks and trailers used in the transport of animal material or product veterinarian means a person who holds a current practising certificate issued by the Veterinary Council of New Zealand veterinary authorisation means a written instruction from a veterinarian authorising a) the purchase of a restricted veterinary medicine by a person specified in the veterinary authorisation; or b) the holding by the specified person of a restricted veterinary medicine in anticipation of the use of the restricted veterinary medicine in accordance with the instructions veterinary medicine has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 water management plan means a documented programme that specifies the water quality standard and criteria, and procedures for the management of the water quality within the premises or place to ensure that the appropriate quality of water is delivered at the point of use waypoint means the time and GPS co-ordinates or topographical map grid reference points in NZTM2000 of the kill or capture location waypoint identifier means the identification that is applied to the waypoint and the animal carcass so as to link the waypoint to the carcass wet storage means the temporary holding of shellstock in onshore units or tanks for the purpose of desanding, conditioning, or storage, prior to retail sale, wholesale or processing whole colony health scheme, in relation to a colony of farmed rabbits means a documented programme of health surveillance and includes, where applicable a) disease control or eradication; and b) the management of agriculture compounds and veterinary medicines according to any general or specific conditions of use whole fish means fish that have not been subjected to gutting, scaling, shelling, deheading, tailing, or any other form of processing (other than chilling, washing or packing) whole flock health scheme, in relation to a flock of farmed birds means a programme documented by the operator designed to ensure that any hazard associated with the birds or the eggs (as appropriate) which is likely to affect human health is identified and managed in an appropriate manner and which must include a) measures for disease control or eradication; b) activities to ensure agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines are used according to any general or specific conditions of use; and c) measures for feed management Ministry for Primary Industries Page 17 of 112

19 whole flock health scheme, in relation to a flock of farmed birds means a documented programme of health surveillance and includes, where applicable- a) disease or eradication ; and b) the management of agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines according to any general or specific conditions of use withholding period (for veterinary medicines) means a the minimum period that must elapse between after the last treatment or exposures to with a veterinary medicine or other chemical substance within which the animal material concerned must not be presented for primary processing in order to meet the relevant residue threshold; and includes meat with holding period (2) Recognised person includes all persons accredited under section 103 of the Act prior to the commencement of the Animal Products Amendment Act (3) Unless the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Notice that are defined in the Act or the Animal Products Regulations 2000 (SR 2000/207) have the meaning so defined. Ministry for Primary Industries Page 18 of 112

20 Part 2: Design, construction, and essential services [Part 1] 2.1 Application of this Part [4] This Part applies to risk management programme operators who are processing animal material or animal product intended for human consumption, and such operators must comply with the provisions of this Part. 2.2 Design and construction [5] (1) Any material or exposed internal surface finished used in the building, manufacture, or maintenance of facilities, equipment, or internal structures, that may affect the suitability for processing of animal material (other than live mammals or live birds), or the fitness for intended purpose of animal product, must a) be impervious, non-absorbent, and free from depression, pits, cracks, and any crevices that may harbour contaminants; and b) be easily cleaned and sanitised; and c) be unaffected by any corrosive substance with which it is likely to come into contact, to the extent necessary to ensure that it will not harbour contaminants and is not a source of contamination; and d) be durable, resistant to fracture, and capable of withstanding repeated exposure to normal cleaning and sanitising; and e) in the case of surfaces (other than those used for walking or standing on during operations), be smooth and minimise the accumulation of condensation; and f) in the case of materials lining the walls, floors, and ceilings, be of a colour that does not disguise contaminants having regard to the lighting arrangements. (2) The facilities, equipment, and internal structures that may affect the suitability for processing of animal material or the fitness for intended purpose of animal product, must be of sanitary design. 2.3 Facilities and equipment etc [6] (1) Appropriate animal holding facilities must be provided where animals are held prior to slaughter and must be operated within their design capability and capacity. (2) Appropriate facilities for checks, including ante-mortem and post-mortem examination of mammals and birds, must be provided where appropriate, and must be operated within their design capability and capacity. (3) Temperature controlled rooms and equipment must be operated within their design capability and capacity, and must consistently deliver any temperature as required by this Notice or as specified in the risk management programme (as the case may require). (4) Cleaning and sanitation facilities, and equipment, must be provided to ensure that the hygiene of personnel, equipment and the premises or place can be maintained so that the suitability for processing of animal material and the fitness for intended purpose of the animal product is not adversely affected. (5) Premises or places subject to full-time supervision must provide adequate amenities and lockable office facilities for official assessors and Animal Product Officers. All other premises and places must provide access to facilities that are sufficient for official assessors and Animal Product Officers to perform their role. Ministry for Primary Industries Page 19 of 112

21 (6) All premises that slaughter and dress farmed cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, deer, goats, ostriches and emus must be provided with facilities for the holding of suspect animals and for the post-mortem examination of animals found to be dead or dying, which may be the same facilities. 2.4 Lighting [7] Lighting must be of a sufficient intensity and quality to enable satisfactory performance of all operations which might affect the suitability for processing of animal material or the fitness for intended purpose of animal product. 2.5 Water coming into contact with animal material or animal product [8] (1) Water (including ice and steam) that comes into direct contact or indirect contact with animal material or animal product must be portable water, or clean seawater at the point of use. (2) Despite subclause (1), the operator may use an alternative water quality standard as determined by the operator provided a) the water quality standard is determined by an analysis of hazards and other risk factors; and b) the suitability for processing of animal material or fitness for intended purpose of animal product is not adversely affected. (3) Subclauses (1) and (2) do not apply to water used for live animals, or to water used for washing bivalve molluscan shellfish prior to depuration, or for depuration, or for wet storage. (4) The water used for activities relating to bivalve molluscan shellfish referred to in subclause (3) must comply with the requirements in the shellfish regulated control scheme. 2.6 Water not coming into contact with animal material or animal product [9] (1) Water that does not come into direct contact or indirect contact with animal material or animal product must meet the requirements of clause 8, or may meet an alternative non-contact water quality standard. (2) If an alternative non-contact water quality standard is used, the appropriate standard must be determined by the operator a) by an analysis of hazards and other risk factors; and b) taking into consideration the intended use of the water. 2.7 Water on fishing vessels [10] (1) If clean seawater described in clause 8 is used on fishing vessels it must only been taken from places that are of a distance offshore sufficient to ensure that the water quality is not at risk from pollution sources. (2) All water treatment equipment, including desalination plants must be installed, maintained and operated in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions. Ministry for Primary Industries Page 20 of 112

22 2.8 Requirement for reticulation management plan [11] (1) The operator must implement a reticulation management plan for potable water used within a premises or place, (including its use on fishing vessels), where the water is supplied by an independent supplier, or is supplied on fishing vessels by the operator. (2) The reticulation management plan must include a) systems to ensure that the water that is reticulated throughout the premises or place is not adversely affected by the reticulation system so that the intended water quality is delivered at point of use; and b) systems to ensure that there is no unintentional mixing of water of different standards; and c) an action plan with appropriate sanitation procedures to be implemented in the event of noncompliance with the reticulation management plan. 2.9 Requirement for water management plan [12] (1) The operator must implement a water management plan for water described in clause 8, other than water used on a fishing vessel, if a) water is supplied by an independent supplier and is subjected to any treatment by the operator; or b) water is supplied by the operator solely for the operator s use; or c) an alternative water quality standard as described in clause 8(2) is used; or d) clean seawater is used in a land based premises or place. (2) The water management plan must include a) Any additional treatments i) as required by the operator supplying potable water or using clean seawater in a land based premises or place; or ii) in the case of an alternative water quality standard, as determined through the analysis of hazards and other risk factors; and b) the water quality standard (including criteria) as determined though an analysis of hazards and other risk factors; and c) a water sampling and testing programme; and d) an action plan in the event of non-compliance with the water management plan; and e) the requirements of the reticulation management plan described in clause 11(2) Water analyses [13] (1) Water analyses used to demonstrate compliance with clause 12 and conducted on water supplied by an independent supplier or by the operator solely for the operators use, must be performed by or under supervision of a recognised signatory of a LAS laboratory or by a ISO/IEC accredited laboratory with the required tests in the laboratory s scope of accreditation. (2) The operator must ensure that the training of water samplers is undertaken by a laboratory referred to in subclause (1). (3) Subclause (1) does not apply to chlorine, ph or turbidity measurements, which are performed by a suitable skilled person using documented test methodologies (including calibration procedures) and/or calibrated equipment. Ministry for Primary Industries Page 21 of 112